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Pierre Ferrand's Dry Curacao

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FrogPrincesse

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I just picked up a bottle of this relatively new spirit and was wondering if anyone has tried it?

Any ideas for cocktail use?

I have it and really like it. I've had good results in a Maiden's Prayer and a Daiquiri no. 2. I think that it would be great in a Corpse Reviver no. 2 as well.

In margaritas, I still prefer Cointreau. Makes a more rounded margarita.

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A recipe I like where I use it is the El Presidente from David Wondrich in the Sep/Oct 2011 Imbibe magazine although it doesn't use much. I just picked up a bottle of Oronoco rum which would probably work well in this drink!

El Presidente

This classic rum cocktail is refreshing and full of flavor. Be sure to use real grenadine for the best-tasting results.

1½ oz. rich white rum

1½ oz. Dolin Vermouth Blanc (Martini & Rossi or Cinzano Bianco are fine substitutes)

1 barspoon orange Curaçao or Grand Marnier

½ barspoon real grenadine

Thinly cut orange peel

Cracked ice

Tools: barspoon, mixing glass, strainer

Glass: cocktail

Garnish: maraschino cherry (optional)

Stir ingredients well with cracked ice and strain into a chilled glass. Twist a swatch of thinly cut orange peel over the top and drop in or discard as you prefer. Garnish, if desired, with a cherry.

Leon's in Decatur had another version of the El Presidente that I liked and where I think this curacao would work well but I don't have the full recipe. It included Scarlet Ibis rum, Punt e Mes, Curacao (their house version but I think the Ferrand would be good too), grenadine and orange bitters.

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Chris Amirault

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As it's formulated for vintage recipes, it works best with same. The two drinks I've been going to consistently are a straight-up, dry Brandy Cocktail:

2 oz brandy (I use that great Marie Duffau armagnac)

1/2 oz PF curacao

2 dashes Angostura

2 dashes orange bitters (half Fee's half Regan's)

orange twist

And this No Name of my own:

2 oz Ransom Old Tom gin

1/2 oz PF curacao

1/2 oz Russo nocino

2 dashes Regan's orange bitters

I made this Arid, Extra Dry for the crew at Cook & Brown: bartenders liked it but chef thought it too dry, hence the square bracket:

1 oz Marie Duffau Napoleon Bas Armagnac

1 oz Ransom Old Tom gin

3/4 oz Pierre Ferrand dry curacao Ancienne Methode

[dash simple syrup if too dry]

dash Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas Decanter bitters

orange twist

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I'll second Chris in saying that this stuff and Ranson Old Tom are a marriage made in heaven (though not cheap!), and it makes a first rate Sidecar. Haven't tried it with light rum, must restock some Doulin Bianco . . . .

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FrogPrincesse

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Last night I did a side-by-side comparison of the Maiden's Prayer with the dry curacao vs. Cointreau. I liked the the dry curacao version, but in the end I preferred the Cointreau version. It had more depth and was more vibrant. The dry curacao version was a bit flat and bitter in comparison.

Note that I made the cocktail with Moro blood oranges, hence the color.

Maiden Prayer

1.5 oz gin

1 oz curacao

0.5 oz orange juice

0.5 oz lemon juice

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Not yet, I haven't passed by the AU area in a while and I don't really need anything else from there.

I mean, I could buy more rum, but that would just be irresponsible at this point....but I'm with you on thinking they're most likely to have it. By the way there's a new place on 14th Street, near Cork, that has a small but very impressive selection of stuff, lots of Haus Alpenz products. (Can't remember the name, and Ace is cheaper, I think)

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Last night I did a side-by-side comparison of the Maiden's Prayer with the dry curacao vs. Cointreau. I liked the the dry curacao version, but in the end I preferred the Cointreau version. It had more depth and was more vibrant. The dry curacao version was a bit flat and bitter in comparison.

Note that I made the cocktail with Moro blood oranges, hence the color.

Maiden Prayer

1.5 oz gin

1 oz curacao

0.5 oz orange juice

0.5 oz lemon juice

The recipe that I have for the Maiden's Prayer only calls for 1/2 ounce of Conintreau. Also, I would think the blood oranges add a hint of bitterness that, say, Valencia's won't.

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FrogPrincesse

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The recipe that I have for the Maiden's Prayer only calls for 1/2 ounce of Conintreau. Also, I would think the blood oranges add a hint of bitterness that, say, Valencia's won't.

I posted what I used because I know that there are many versions if this cocktail. The Savoy version (3/8 oz dry gin, 3/8 oz Cointreau, 1/8 oz orange juice, 1/8 oz lemon juice) is even heavier on the Cointreau.

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Yes, I'd start by dialing back the lime if you'er using PF Dry Curacao. Am I the only one that finds a Pegu Club a little ... boring?

Sorry to high jack, but someone mentioned a Pegu Club being boring.

I find this version to be unboring.

2 oz Tanqueray Gin

1/2 oz lime juice

1/2 oz Cointreau

1/4 oz Grand Marnier

2 dashes Angostura

2 dashes Regan's orange bitters

If I'm wanting dryer I'll skip the grand marnier(well right now it would be grand gala)

Beefeater has worked in this drink for me, but Plymouth has not. I haven't tried other gins yet.

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Apple, juniper, malt, orange, pear, coffee, chocolate... that sounds like a hell of a drink.

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Yes, I'd start by dialing back the lime if you'er using PF Dry Curacao. Am I the only one that finds a Pegu Club a little ... boring?

Sorry to high jack, but someone mentioned a Pegu Club being boring.

I find this version to be unboring.

2 oz Tanqueray Gin

1/2 oz lime juice

1/2 oz Cointreau

1/4 oz Grand Marnier

2 dashes Angostura

2 dashes Regan's orange bitters

If I'm wanting dryer I'll skip the grand marnier(well right now it would be grand gala)

Beefeater has worked in this drink for me, but Plymouth has not. I haven't tried other gins yet.

I've tried a TON of different Pegu Clubs, and while they're all drinkable (with the exception of the Savoy version, which is awful), only a few have really impressed me. Here's my personal favorite:

2oz Bombay Sapphire

3/4oz lime juice

1/2oz Grand Marnier

1 dash Angostura bitters

1 dash orange bitters

Stir (DON'T SHAKE) and strain into a chilled glass

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tammylc

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Yes, I'd start by dialing back the lime if you'er using PF Dry Curacao. Am I the only one that finds a Pegu Club a little ... boring?

Pegu Club with Hayman's Old Tom and the dry curacao was a huge hit at the gin cocktail class I taught Monday. We used proportions from Kindred, but I dialed back the lime to compensate for drier curacao.

1.5 gin

.75 curacao

.5 lime

dash angostura

dash Regan's

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FrogPrincesse

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Any updates?

 

For what it's worth, I find the Pegu Club to be an awfully dry cocktail to begin with

Yes - almost a year later.

 

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I used the ratios from Bartender's Choice (same as the Wondrich version although he only uses 1 dash of Ango). 2 oz (Junipero) gin, 3/4 oz lime juice, 3/4 oz (Pierre Ferrand dry) curacao, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 1 dash (1 each Regan and Fee) orange bitters. It was quite dry but I did not mind.

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